MOBILE HOPPER Russian patent published in 2005 - IPC

FIELD: mining and other industries.

SUBSTANCE: proposed hopper is designed for accumulating loose lump materials. Mobile hopper has vertical housing and discharge funnel. Hopper is furnished with winch secured on funnel, guide support shoes, support wheel and pushers with catchers installed on vertical housing. Discharge ports to pass rock are made in discharge funnel. Vertical housing is installed for rotation around axis of discharge funnel in guides on rollers whose axle are rigidly secured on vertical housing. Height B of pusher catcher mounting relative to ground is taken equal to discharge height of loader bucket. Distance M between outer edges of catchers is taken not to exceed (0.8-0.9)H, and diameter L of vertical housing is taken to be within (1.1-1.5)H, where H is width of bucket, m.

EFFECT: provision of operative loading of rock onto scraper conveyor, increased capacity of loaders owing to exclusion of movement of loaded vehicle, improved safety.

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